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Mexican National Guard Linked to Robbery, Extortion

By MARK LORENZANA Acts of extortion, robbery, abuse of authority and even links to organized crime have allegedly been identified within the ranks of the Mexican National Guard (GN). According to a report from the Internal Affairs Unit (UAI) of the GN, which was obtained by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma, from the beginning of 2019 until April 2022, 8,656 anonymous

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State Department Ups Advisory for Mexico

PULSE NEWS MEXICO The U.S. State Department on Wednesday, June 15, issued an amended travel advisory for Mexico, warning against traveling to the country because of a high risk of crime and covid-19 infection. The new advisory, at Level 3 (the second-highest level on the State Department’s scale), warns U.S. citizens to “reconsider travel to Mexico.” because of safety and

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Heavily Armed Group Threaten, Rob Civilians in Chiapas

By MARK LORENZANA A group of hooded and masked men in bulletproof vests and armed with high-caliber firearms were caught on camera by terrified residents on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 14, in San Cristóbal de las Casas, a town located in the central highlands region of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. The group, whose members call themselves “Los

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Cuauhtémoc Mayor Cancels Conference Amid Growing Controversy

By KELIN DILLON Following a number of high-profile controversies throughout her term as head of Mexico City’s oldest and most historic district, Cuauhtémoc Mayor Sandra Cuevas has once more invited criticism into her administration as the official burst into, then canceled, a press conference surrounding allegations that Cuevas had been throwing balloons with 500-peso bills glued to them from the

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38,000 Units of Cancer Meds Stolen

By JORGE ANTONIO ROCHA Mexico’s National Commission for Health and Sanitation (Cofepris) confirmed over the weekend that thousands of oncological medication units were stolen from the government’s Novag pharmaceutical warehouse. According to Cofepris, the robbery took place in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 4, by a group of 10 to 15 people. The total number of stolen medications came

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Mexico’s King of Impunity Plays his Last Trump Card

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     A six-year term of blatant fiscal corruption and barefaced political abuse may finally be winding down for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (EPN) and his cabinet of cronies, who are due to leave office (not any too soon) at the end of November. But despite indisputable evidence of financial embezzlement, political malfeasance, shady backroom deals and outright robbery, Peña

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